James Patten is an interaction designer, inventor, and visual artist, whose practice pushes the edges of interactivity at the intersection of the physical and digital worlds. He is a TED Senior Fellow and Director of Patten Studio, a creative agency/consultancy that specializes in ground-breaking interactive activations. Patten earned his doctorate at the MIT Media Lab where he studied in the Tangible Media Group under Hiroshi Ishii. His work has been exhibited or performed in venues such as the Museum of Modern Art, the Transmediale festival in Berlin, the Museo Guggenheim Bilbao and the Ars Electronica Center in Linz, Austria and recognized in several international design competitions.